Mutianyu Great Wall & Forbidden City Layover Tour

Tour Code: BTG-BLT-109
Tour Type: Private Tour Guide & Private Vehicle
Starting Date: Every day (Except Monday)
Tour Length: 8-10 hours
How to Book: Book in Advance
Tour Description: Beijing Capital airport (PEK) pick-up by our private guide & vehicle; Our English-speaking tour guide will hold a sign with your name on at the exit of the airport. Take about 1 hour drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall in our private vehicle. Mutianyu Great Wall is known as the most beautiful section of Great Wall and less crowded. Cable car up and toboggan slide down is optional. 2-2.5 hours stay at the wall. Then drive to the city center. Visit the world’s largest imperial palace complex-Forbidden City, palace ever lived by 24 Chinese emperors. After the trip, transfer back to airport for departure.
Tour Itinerary:
~Pick you up in time from Beijing Capital airport (PEK) or your hotel by our English-speaking tour guide and driver
~Drive to the foot of the wall directly, no shuttle buses needed, save time & money (1 hour)
~Visit Mutianyu Great Wall (2-2.5 hours, you can decide to stay longer or shorter time)
~Drive to Forbidden City (1.5 hours)
~Visit Tiananmen Square (0.5 hour)
~Visit Forbidden City (2-2.5 hours, you can decide to stay longer or shorter time)
~Transfer you back to Beijing Capital airport (PEK) or your hotel (1 hour)
If your time allows and you would like to have lunch, we can take you to local restaurant, please pay the meal cost on your own
| Your Tour Size | Price for per person (PayPal transaction fee is included) |
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| 1 person | USD240 |
| 2 persons | USD138 |
| 3 persons | USD120 |
| 4 persons | USD105 |
| 5 persons | USD90 |
| 6 persons | USD85 |
| 7 persons | USD80 |
| 8 persons | USD75 |
| 9 persons | USD70 |
| 10 persons or more | USD65 |
![]() Free cancellation up to 4 hours in advance If the private tour price beyond your budget, please check our join-in group tours |
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Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*A private English-speaking tour guide and a private air-conditioning vehicle with professional driver.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance (compulsory insurance by the government. Every legally tour company in Beijing have to buy it for every client).
Price Exclusions
*Personal expenses.
*Cable cars/toboggan at Great Wall.
*Meal.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
Why Book with Us?
1. As an Official Partner of Beijing airport, we operate Beijing layover tours since 2012. No one know it better than us, please see our profile here.
2. We will guide you to get Visa-free permit step by step, and make sure you get back to airport in time. We also provide warm coats, wheel chair and baby seat free of charge.
3. Best price guaranteed. 100% No shop/factory stops tours. If you find a lower price with same service and includes same items and policy as we listed, we will refund you the difference in price.
4. We know that flights delay happens. If the time left is not enough to do the tour. You just inform us 4 hours before the scheduled pick-up time. We will refund you in full. Even if you are not able to get out of airport for some reasons or you want to cancel the tour but did not inform us. We will still cut the guide and driver airport transfer cost and refund you the rest. As we know most companies would not refund anything at all.
5. Some websites just supply an English speaking driver using the personal car. This is not allowed in China. The vehicles need to be tourism qualification certificate of operating vehicles. Your tour will be ruined if this behavior be founded by officials.
We supply a professional driver and a car with licence as well as a professional English speaking licensed tour guide, both of them work for you. We will make sure you can enjoy a safe tour with professional English interpretation both during driving and in attractions, and would not waste your time for parking. Our driver will make sure your luggage is safe while you are not in the car.




Hello. Two of us will be arriving in Beijing at 5:00 am and departing at 6:05 pm. Is this enough time to book the Great Wall and Forbidden City tour? If so, what time would the tour leave from the airport and what time would we return? Thank you.
Hi David,
Thank you for contacting us!
Yes, you will have enough time to do the tour, please see below for the detailed timeline.
~Pick you up from airport by our private tour guide and driver at the Starbucks Coffee terminal 3 arrival hall at 7am; the guide will hold your name sign for you to recognize
~Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall (7:00-8:00)
~Visit Mutianyu Great Wall (8:00-10:30, you can decide to stay longer or shorter time)
~Drive to Forbidden City (10:30-12:00)
~Visit Tiananmen Square (12:00-12:30)
~Visit Forbidden City (12:30-14:30, you can decide to stay longer or shorter time)
~Transfer you to back to airport (14:30-15:30)
~End of our service
And our travel advisor just sent you an email, please check it out.
Hello your form on your webpage is not working correctly. Can you please email me about a trip on Saturday 12:9
Hi Nathan,
Thank you for contacting us!
Sorry! We rested our website, the form is working correctly. And we have received orders from other clients.
We just sent you an email about tour details, please check.
Hi, my family wanted to do the layover tour. Our arrival July 24,2018 @4:50am and departure @ 8:00pm (15 hours layover) . We want to see Mutianyo Great Wall and forbidden city , can we make it on time, back to Beijing PEK airport ? And how much is the rate 2 adult , (1) 14 y.o , (1) 11 y.o. , (1) 2 y.o ? And where can we leave our luggage. And also how’s the weather for month of July?
Hi Normie,
Thank you for contacting us!
According to your layover time, you will have plenty of time to visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.
We just sent you an email about detailed tour itinerary and price, please check.
Four of us will be landing at 745am into Beijing and departing at 3pm. We would like to do both if possible and plan on being at both the Great Wall and forbidden city for about an hour each. Is this doable for us?
Hi Teena,
Your time is only enough to visit the Great Wall.
Hi there,
We are 4 people arriving on November 21, 2017 at 5:00AM and departing that same day at 3:20PM. We would love to do the great wall and forbidden city tour but have concerns based on timing. Can you please inbox me a reply with a more detailed itinerary?
Best Regards,
Jmaes
Hi James,
Thank you for contacting us!
If you can meet our guide at 6:30am, you will have enough time to visit the Great Wall and Forbidden City. We just sent you an email about detailed tour itinerary with the timeline, please check.
We are planning a trip to Europe in March next year; and have about 19h layover in Beijing.
Being only a couple, can we join a group in order to take advantage of a lower rate per person?
What sort of tour do you suggest for us?
Hi Joseph,
Thank you for contacting us!
We have group tours to visit the Great Wall and Forbidden City. You can see details at: https://www.beijinglayovertour.com/join-in-group-airport-layover-tours/.
Our fight comes in @9 am . Our flight leaves at 9 pm . Do we have enough time for both of these tours ? Can you guarantee that we can be back in 8 hours ? Will you take us to get our free visa as well as where we can place our luggage ?
Hi Ashley,
Thank you for contacting us!
According to your layover time, you will have enough time to do the tour. We will transfer you back to airport in time for sure.
You can leave your luggage in our car. Our driver will look after it for you during the tour. And our guide will go with you to visit the attractions.
We are not able to take you to get visa-free permit. But we will let you know how to get it step by step. And we will email you a Description Letter in Chinese after you book the tour, please show to the customs officer. It will help you to get through easier.
We have sent you an email about detailed tour itinerary with the timeline, please check it out.